The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-03
) CONDENSED rELEGlsAs1s.

| w. a. strong, ex.Secretary OF state OF
Louisiana, convicted OF embtzzlemsat, was
Saturday sentenced to two years in the
psnitentiary. 'S! s55fi& 5il&;
Pete Monroe, disappointed Democrat
lc politician cl PhiladeIphiD, tried TO shoot
George MCGOWAN at the Girsrd House.
The attempt was a failure. en-
| Albert Conahy, lunatic confined in
tho insane asylum at Indianapolis, was
seaided to death Saturday morning by
turning hot water into the bath tub and
jumping into it. "a ,5. NJ
The large four.story house, No. 1000
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, which was
presented to General Gran. by o number
OF his admirers during the war, has been
purchased by Dr.. Bouwell for $4,000.
Saturdays offerings OF bonds to the
Treasury Department chow q elight in
crease over Fridays. Up to l2 o'clock the
amount offered IVES Sl63 GOO, OF which
SIPS, 900 were 4's and $4,000 were 4!'s.
Michael Mungra.i Of Shenandoah, Gs.
ssulted his wife at tho table Saturday, and
in tho presence Of their three children in
aicted injuries that sre likely to prove
fatal. The huaband ia q fugitive in tho
neighboriug woods with the oficsrs after
him. u = g... /! =. n, ~ y
An assignment in Cheater county by
Thomas s. Cox, OF iWillis!own TO Snship,
President Of the Chester Valley Railroad,
is announced. The lisbilities Of Mr.. Cox
are raid to be quite extensive, and his
creditors are Enxiouyly awaiting a detailed
statement Of his affairs. S{E "a ~
Tho trunk line rate war at Chicago ia
nearly ended. Tho Wabash Western,
which has been the noat stubborn OF all
the Western roads int resisting tho de-
msnds CT tho trunk lines, decided that IL
had noihirg to gsin by continuing tho
fight, apd has announced it's acceptance OF
tho conditions got down by the Eastern
moguls. .%}'552le + .gl, .4;.. =
VoInoy NcVcigh, q tramp, was arrested
at indianapolis for drunkenness, and was
sentenced TO the workhouse for ten days.
On his way out he told the policeman in
charge that he had murdered his wife at
Olney, Ill, ten years ago, and had fled
from the place, thua avoiding arrest. The
matter will be Investigated. 4,5s}t;. 5.g
The Bellevue Bsnk, al Bellevue, N. j.,
failed Saturday. The failure was caused
by poor Investments and bad manage
ment. The liabilities are about StC0. 1000.
Dspooitors are made secure and will lose
nothing. Burdetts Woods, ono OF the
most prominent inanclers OF this section
Of the State, is Preaident OF the stranded
instilution. :. "A, IS s, 4.S
The crops Of Manitoba this year, &C.
cordiug to the statistical reporse, oxcsed
all estimates. The Canadian Pscific rail-
way will be utterly inadequate to move
the crop. In many sections the wheat
yield hns been thirty.6va bushels TO tho
acre. The average will tbs about thirty
bushels. At this figure on au acreage of
4S2, 1874 ncrea the yield will lbe IL, ,090, ,SO4
bushels, leaving 10. 900, 900 bushels availa.
ble for export. sg @E5;i;
& Horace Webster, OF San Francisco, and
Chsriea W. Lawrence, OF New York, con-
atituting tho firm Of II. Webster 4 Co.,
wholesale liquor dealers, ut 50 Broad
street. New York. fled an asaignment
Saturday for the benefit of their credi.
! tors, to Frederick N. Lawrence, OF Flush
! ing, L. l. There are no preferred credi-
tola.i Alexander Harris Is a special part
ner in tho firm. The embarrassment was
causad ty the failure Of Adams, Smith &
SherHin, OF Chicago, who were indebted
to Webster & Co, to the e1tent Of $500. 900.
q. J.. Paul, a Chicsgo delegate to the
Knights Of Labor Convention, said yes.
terday: "From reading Powderly's circu-
lars the public seems 70 think the General
Assembly meets merely to endorse him.
The official clique ct Richmond tried to
have his term extended 10 three years,
and, after they were beaten, Powderly
Threatened not 10 se1ve another term.
But this was for effect, and that night his
clan made deal 40 that next morning
they violated tho .constitution and illegal
| " extended his term to two years." @fsi
Tho "EnglIsh Kitchen" a cheap lodg.
ing house in Datroit, was burned ,6atuI-
day. There we're ton dodgers, seven Of
whom were rescued with but slight inju-
RES OF the remaining three, one was
burned almost beyond recognition, au-
other died Of snfTocation before ho was re-
moved from the building, and tho third,
although reecued alive, 10 IN 8 dying con.
dition.T The dead are: Elisha stroh, Of
Breckenride, Mo-, ann an unknown man
about Is yeara .sold. The dying man ID
I Charles Peterson, aged %, Of Detroit. u